News tagged with head injuries

Head Injuries

Head Injuries is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1979 under the Columbia Records label. It was the last Midnight Oil album to feature Andrew James on bass who quit the band due to illness.

The Midnight Oil logo with the open hand, as seen on the cover of Scream in Blue and in all other albums, comes from a photo in the liner notes of this album.

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After brain injury, new astrocytes play unexpected role in healing

The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, researchers at ...

Medical research Apr 24, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Wireless signals could transform brain trauma diagnostics

New technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley, is using wireless signals to provide real-time, non-invasive diagnoses of brain swelling or bleeding.

Neuroscience May 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Researchers say they are shocked by new statistics on head injuries among people who are homeless

Men who are heavy drinkers and homeless for long periods of time have 400 times the number of head injuries as the general population, according to a new study by researchers who said they were shocked by their findings.

Health May 16, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Benefit of cycle helmet laws to reduce head injuries still uncertain, new study claims

The benefit of helmet legislation to reduce admissions to hospital for head injuries is "substantially uncertain," concludes a study published in BMJ today.

Health May 14, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Research supports laws that require bicyclists to wear helmets

Bicycle helmets save lives, and their use should be required by law. That's the conclusion of a study to be presented Monday, May 6, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Health May 06, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Cyclist's benefit from helmets clearly shown

Cyclists who don't wear a helmet are almost six times more likely to suffer a severe head injury than their helmeted counterparts, according University of Sydney research published in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of ...